Word: forgets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After the headlines of recrimination and pretended shock wear off, we go back to our ordinary lives. Before long, we forget the victims' names. They weren't our children or the children of our neighbors. We do not need to mourn them for too long. But do we have the right to mourn at all? What does it mean when those whom we elect to public office cut back elemental services of life protection for poor children and then show up at the victim's funeral to pay condolence to the relatives and friends? At what point do those...
...asked a psychic to locate a group of POWs on a map of Laos. She closed her eyes, meditated, then placed her hand on the map near a village called Nhommarath and announced that the men were scattered there in small groups. "They've been brainwashed to forget they are Americans," she said. The CIA men smiled and paid her $80. A reconnaissance team was already headed to Nhommarath, where satellite photos had shown there might be a prison camp. The agents were just looking for reassurance. No POWs were ever found...
...unofficial committee has been formed, some members insist that critics have never attended meetings of the informal committee to incorporate popular elections. Other members believe these meetings have not been publicized enough. Council members need to get their acts together and move on these popular elections before students forget what popular elections...
Computer interfaces are increasingly becoming more visual. As our dependence on graphical interfaces such as "Windows" increases, it is easy to forget that a portion of our population cannot...
...with $100,000 donated by Riese. "This ought to be a win-win-win situation," says company ceo Dennis Riese. "We're helping the seniors get jobs, helping employers expand their labor pool and helping the city in the process." Riese's enthusiasm is almost enough to make you forget there's something kind of sad about the need for such a program in the first place...